Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
B&B
Brooklynn££
(
01479-873113;
www.woodier.com
; Grant Rd; r per person £36-42; )
This beau-
tiful Victorian villa features original stained glass and wood panelling, and seven spa-
cious, luxurious rooms (all doubles have en suites). The food - dinner is available as well
as breakfast - is superb, too.
Craggan Mill££
(
01479-872288;
www.cragganmill.co.uk
; mains £13-23; Wed-Mon)
Housed in a re-
stored 18th-century meal mill just south of Grantown-on-Spey on the A95 towards
Aviemore, the Craggan is strong on rustic atmosphere and friendly service. The menu
doesn't disappoint either, with expertly prepared Scottish seafood, lamb and beef.
RESTAURANT
Glass House£££
(
01479-872980; Grant Rd; mains £18-22; noon-1.45pm Wed-Sat, 7-9pm Tue-Sat,
12.30-2pm Sun)
Elegant but unpretentious restaurant famous for fresh, seasonal menus
that focus on local produce.
RESTAURANT
Chaplin's Coffee House & Ice Cream Parlour£
(High St; 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4.30pm Sun)
Traditional family cafe selling de-
licious homemade ice cream.
CAFE
Getting There & Away
Bus 34 runs from Inverness to Aviemore via Grantown-on-Spey (£8, 1¾ hours, six daily
Monday to Friday, three on Saturday).
Kingussie & Newtonmore
The gracious old Speyside towns of Kingussie (kin-
yew-
see) and Newtonmore sit at the
foot of the great heather-clad humps known as the Monadhliath Mountains. Newtonmore
is best known as the home of the excellent Highland Folk Museum.
